Hi,

I used Nova in a very efficient way, so I was wondering if that was legal.

I defended or took the damage with my hero, but I still triggered Nova's ability, to deal 2 damage for one energy to the enemy. It felt really cool, but can you do that? Trigger, even if Nova is not the target? Based on what RRG says about ''you'' this should be illegal. Only the target is ''you'' during attacks I guess. But then I took a look at ''initiate'' which should happen before declaring who is defending.

Nova's ability

Interrupt: When an enemy initiates an attack against you, spend ⚡ resource ➡️ deal 2 damage to that enemy.

Then I found this in the official FAQ:

SPIDER-MAN (CORE SET, 1A)

Q: When does the villain “ initia te” an attack against Spider-Man?

A: An attack is “initiated” the moment the game determines an attack will be made against a character. This includes attacks made from game steps (such as step 2 of the villain phase) and card abilities (such as an attack initiated by the “Assault” treachery). Spider Man’s ability resolves before any of the steps of the process detailed in the “Enemy Attacks” section are perfomed.

I guess it doesn't matter who is eventually the target. What do you think?

I'd say you were playing it correctly. In this case the "you" is clearly meant to be "the player", and since as the player you also control allies, they fall under that "you".

You played it correctly. You could set Nova up to snipe people all game, never defending or attacking, yet still dealing consistent damage (as long as you could pay the energy resources).

Oh wow, then Nova is a real beast! It doesn't even say once per round

Thanks for the replies!